ETS Laboratories Announces BevTrac To Offer Scorpions(TM) For Rapid Detection Of Wine Spoilage Organisms

Main Category: Genetics
Article Date: 17 Mar 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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ETS Laboratories and BevTrac Mobile Quality Systems are proud to announce a collaboration to bring real time genetic detection directly to wineries through installation of ETS Laboratories' Real-time Scorpions™ technology in BevTrac's mobile wine laboratory. The collaboration offers the unique advantage of bringing this new, real-time analysis onsite at wineries, enabling winemakers the ability to rapidly detect potential spoilage organisms before they cause sensory defects.

ETS Laboratories' Real-time Scorpions™ assays are based on amplification of genetic markers specific to each organism. These assays enable detection of spoilage organisms at much lower levels than can be observed with standard microscopic examinations, and take a fraction of the time that conventional plating does.

BevTrac was founded by Bevan Skaalen and Dr. Robert Tracy to address the need for specialized expertise in the fields of winery sanitation practices and quality system implementation while providing the added value of on-site analytical and microbiological laboratory services. For a complete overview of the company, visit http://www.bevtracquality.com.

ETS Laboratories, founded in 1978 by Gordon and Marjorie Burns to provide the rapidly expanding California Wine Industry with technical assistance and laboratory support, is recognized as a global leader in the development of analytical and microbiological technologies in the wine industry.

ETS Laboratories